[Jewelry making - Article 01025] - Re: [Orchid] Fabricating Silver Chopsticks

[Brian]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

>     I just remembered, I've got some fine sil chopsticks here
>     somewhere ... with a chunky fine sil chain joining the two. 

    After reading Belinda's comments about making hollow sticks (like
    spicula?) I was reminded of the downside to my solid sil ones: they
    were not well balanced enough to use. Too top-heavy. 

    So if I were to make chopsticks again I'd try a combination of
    hollow tops and solid tips. Not necessarily 50/50 either. 

    Hollow fine silver would need a good size wall thickness, like
    1.5mm, but would still be lighter than solid. 

Brian

B r i a n   A d a m   
e y e g l a s s e s   j e w e l l e r y
Titirangi, Waitakere 0604
Auckland NEW ZEALAND
www.adam.co.nz
____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________